Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13

| The net gold in the treasury April 30
wa, 81 ~, 9O2, 3l3. or $i,057,4l6 less than on
March 81. The circulation of standard
dollars April 10 was $55, ,s5 205, or si,0d6,
/ 40 less than the circulation March 81.
! Vessel, from the kingdom of the Neither
lands in Europe and from certain ports OF
I the Dutch Fast Indies will be admitted to
entry at any port of the United States
} without the payment of tonnage duties.
/ The president has appointed as commits
sioners TO examine and report on thirty
| four mi e. of the Northern Pacific railroad,
Isaac j. Cox of Ellenville, N. ", j. W.
Doane OF Chicago and William X Carlisle
of Wichita, Kan.
The Connecticut house OF representa-
! tives has passed resolution providing for
a constitutional amendment prohibiting
the sale and manufacture of Intoxicating
liquor. The matter now goes over to the
next legislature
Chief Signal Of'cer,Greely will hereafter
issue a special weekly bulletin giving in
formation relative to climatic conditions
in the agricultural districts, which will
serve as a basis for determining the state
of growing crops.
A number of Hungarians in the Mt.
Pleasant, Pa, coke district have gone TO
the old country, pending settlement of
the strike They say the strike will last
five or six months. and that they can live
cheaper in their native land than here.
At Castle Garden on the 9Th inst, there
were landed Asa immigrants, the largest
number in any day in years. Three other
steamships arriving with immigrants had
to keep them on board over night as the
force at the garden could not handle them
The coke workers of the miners amalga-
mated association and Knights OF Labor
of the Pennsylvania district have decided
to strike until the demands made by them
have been granted over 1909 men will
he affected, and long and bitter struggle
is anticipated.
A nineteen year old boy east his first
ballot at Ulysses, Neb., recently and was
cast into prison for offending the matured
dignity of the law. His case comes up at
the June term of court when local re
formers will eudeavor TO make an "ex-
ample of him.
IL i state that a coal pool, embracing
all the river operators from the Monon-
gahela valley To New Orleans will he
formed within few weeks. The syndi-
cate also includes all the owners of tow
boat, plying between Pittsburg and Gin
cinnati and Will represent millions of
dollars.
The east-bound passenger train on the
Atlantic q Pacific which left albuquerque
at 3 clock in the morning heavily loaded
with passengers. was derai ed fifteen miles
west of Coolidge New Mexico, about q
O'Clock on the morning Of May , and the
train badly wrecked. Several were killed
and injured.
The plant of the Chicago Bridge Com
pany, one Of the most extensive and best
equipped establishments of its kind in
America, was totally destroyed by fire on
the Sd inst, at loss OF over $500 600. Over
400 men are thrown out OF employment
One man was killed, and one fireman Sc
riously injured by falling machinery.
A belief prevails that DR.. Charles
Brull, who recently committed suicide in
the county jail at Dodgevile Wis, while
undergoing examination for poisoning
his wife, was Or. John Bender, jr., IA mem
Der OF the notorious Bender family Of
murderers who fed from Kansas several
years ago to escape punishment for their
crimes
1t will be remembered that Barnum' :
elephant Jumbo, was killed on the Grand
Trunk road near st. Thomas, Ont. about
year ago. Suit was brought against the
company for 100000 damages. The suit
has been withdrawn, the railroad com
pany agreeing TO pay $4,000 cash to Mr..
Barnum's firm and haul the circus eighty
cars over its rails free during the coming
season This virtually settlement for
about $4,000, as Barnums expenses on the
same railway last year were $3.50.